Jelly Bean

It would appear as if some HTC One users will begin getting the Android 4.3 update next week. The details have been shared by Jason Mackenzie, President of HTC USA who has recently taken to Twitter with some basic details on terms of the update for those in the US and Canada. And it looks like those in Canada will be getting the update a bit sooner.

There has been talk of camera improvements coming for Moto X users and it looks like that has been confirmed by way of a recent leak. XDA forum member jimmydafish has posted fastboot files that were pulled from an Android 4.3 test build for the Moto X. These files are available for download, however we would advise against installing them just yet.

While we all wait for the chocolaty KitKat to arrive, users of the HTC One are still waiting for the update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Thankfully this afternoon it appears the AT&T model is getting a taste a little early, as 4.3 has just leaked in the usual RUU form and is available below.

We have already seen a few device announcements coming out of IFA from Alcatel. And as of today it looks like another has arrived. This latest is dealing with the One Touch Pop series of smartphones. Essentially, Alcatel has refreshed the POP series of smartphones. The newly updated One Touch Pop lineup will be arriving with Jelly Bean and it consists of the C1, C3, C5 and C7.

Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smartwatch along with the 2014 edition Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. These announcements came by way of the Unpacked event which took place in Berlin, however it seems there was also a bit of news regarding some other Samsung handsets. In this case, the Galaxy S III and Galaxy S 4.

Google has released the latest Android usage numbers. This latest is the September report which considers data from a 7-day period that ended on September 4. The usage has been detailed based on platform versions just as we have seen in previous months, however this latest report has arrived as the first without Donut and Eclair.

Following of trio of devices announced as of late, the folks from Alcatel have just confirmed a new device for the One Touch Idol family here at IFA in Berlin. The new One Touch Idol Alpha is their brand new flagship 4.7-inch device, which is showcasing their new design direction with sleek curves and aluminum designs. We have all the details below.

Custom third-party ROMs provide a good way to keep older hardware running current versions of Android. And in this case the aging hardware we are talking about is the Nook Tablet and the original Kindle Fire. These were both originally released with a customized version of Android 2.3, however thanks to CyanogenMod they can be running Android 4.3.

Samsung seems to have begun rolling out an Android 4.2.2 update for another two devices. These latest are both tablets. Specifically, the Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE and the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. As always, the catch with Android device updates is these tend to rollout by markets. And in this case it looks like we have an update beginning in the UK and France.

HTC has released the Android 4.3 kernel source code and other goodies for the Google Play edition of the One. The files, of which there are two have recently appeared on the HTCdev website. Those files include the Framework Support Files and Stock UI, which are sitting with notes about how these are kernel version 3.4.10.